WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From December 2022 to December 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada, at 3.8 percent, followed by Idaho and South Dakota (+3.0 percent each). * * * Map: Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2022   more

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is considering construction of a new permanent North Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park. Goals for the new road include providing year-round access between Gardiner, Montana, and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, natural hazard resiliency and the prote  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Traquevis Dewayne Hardy, age 46, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Wyoming. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence on Jan. 30. Hardy was indicted by a federal grand jury and pleaded not guilty in May 2023. Hardy was tried and convicted by a federal jury in October 202  more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs Members of the F.E. Warren Fire Department held an Ice Rescue Course on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Jan. 23-26, 2024. The course was organized to bring awareness to and preparation for ice hazards that commonly occur during harsh Wyoming winters. Many base residents move to Wyoming from c  more